King’s College London is pleased to host The 1st UK–China Artificial Intelligence Law Dialogue 2026 on 15 June 2026. Organised by The Dickson Poon School of Law and the Centre for Data Futures, this high-level dialogue will bring together leading scholars from the UK and China to discuss comparative perspectives on AI governance, data protection, and the legal infrastructure of the future digital economy.
The UK-China Artificial Intelligence Law Dialogue 2026
Comparative Perspectives on AI Governance, Data Protection, and Legal Infrastructure
Hosted by
Centre for Data Futures, The Dickson Poon School of Law
Sponsored by
Global Engagement Partnership Fund, King’s College London
Organising Committee
Professor Christoph Kletzer, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Professor Dan Hunter, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Professor Phillip Johnson, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Dr Lerong Lu, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Mrs Caitlin English, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Ms Jiujing Ye, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Professor Sylvie Delacroix, Centre for Data Futures, King’s College London
Dr Aleksandra Jordanoska, Centre for Data Futures, King’s College London
Dr Henry Pearce, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Jonathan G Ercanbrack, SOAS, University of London
Programme
10:00-10:30 am
Registration and check-in
10:30-10:50 am
Opening remarks
- Professor Christoph Kletzer (Vice Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London)
- Professor Kerry Brown (Director, Lau China Institute, King’s College London)
- Professor Li Honglei (Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
10:50 am-12:15 pm
Session 1: AI Governance and Emerging Regulatory Trends
Chair: Professor Christoph Kletzer (Vice Dean International & Executive Education, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London)
- Professor Huang Jinrong (Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): Public Perceptions of Science and Technology and Their Impact on China’s Regulatory Model
- Assistant Professor Wu Chunxu (Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): AI Agents Meet Competition Law: What Is New, What Is Not?
- Dr Petros Terzis (Lecturer in Digital Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London): The Guardian is credible but leans towards opinion: Shadow mechanisms in GPT-5’s web search and the politics of credibility
- Dr Aleksandra Jordanoska (Senior Lecturer in Law & Deputy Director, Centre for Data Futures, King’s College London): AI for Regulatory Supervision and Corporate Compliance: a Technology, Organisational, and Legal Critique
- Dr Lerong Lu (Reader in Law & Director of Postgraduate Studies, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London): AI Regulation in Finance: The UK’s Technology-Neutrality Challenge
12:15-1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00-2:15 pm
Session 2: Data Protection and Cross-Border Data Governance
Chair: Dr Henry Pearce (Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London; Editor-in-Chief, Computer Law & Security Review)
- Associate Professor Wu Jun (Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): Development of Practices for Personal Data Protection in China’s Delivery Service Sector
- Associate Professor He Jingjing (Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): Chinese Practices and Latest Development Trends in Cross-Border Data Compliance
- Ms Gaojue Liang (PhD Candidate, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London): A Comparative Analysis of Data Governance in the EU and China: A Case Study of AI Investment and Robo-Advisory Services
- Dr Vigjilenca Abazi (Lecturer in Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London): The Geopolitics of Data Protection in the AI Era
- Dr Zihao Li (Senior Lecturer in Technology Law, University of Glasgow; TTLF Fellow at Stanford Law School): Data Protection, AI Hallucination, and the Limits of the GDPR Accuracy Principle
2:15-2:35 pm
Coffee break
2:35-3:45 pm
Session 3: Legal Infrastructure for the Future Digital Economy: IP, Tax, and Fintech
Chair: Professor Phillip Johnson (Vice Dean Research, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London)
- Associate Professor Zhang Haoran (Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): Copyright Challenges in Artificial Intelligence Training: Is a New Copyright Exception Necessary?
- Dr Samuel Sau Wai Law (Honorary Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, University of Hong Kong): CBDC Integration from UK and Chinese Insights: Learning from China’s Digital Yuan and ASEAN Regional Payment Connectivity?
- Dr Leopoldo Parada (Reader in Tax Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London): Robots, Revenue, and Reform: The Emerging Challenge of Taxing Automation
- Dr Wangwei Lin (Associate Professor, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London): Investment-Based Crowdfunding and Financial Consumer Protection: Realignment of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Promotion Disclosure Rules
- Dr Jonathan G Ercanbrack (Reader in Transnational Financial Law, SOAS, University of London): Reconfiguring contractual governance under fragmented enforcement: smart contracts as algorithmic governance mechanisms
3:45-4:00 pm
Coffee break
4:00-4:30 pm
Future collaboration discussion and closing remarks
